Adjectives Flashcards

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1
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where do adjectives appear in a sentence?

A

generally, after the noun

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which adjectives appear before the noun?

A

altro, bello, bravo, brutto, buono, caro, cattivo, giovane, grande, lungo, nuovo, piccolo, primo, stesso, vecchio, vero, ultimo

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altro*

A

other/different

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bello*

A

beautiful/nice

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bravo*

A

clever, skillful

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brutto*

A

ugly

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buono*

A

good

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caro*

A

expensive/dear (una cara amica)

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cattivo*

A

bad/naughty/nasty

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giovane*

A

young, youthful

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grande*

A

big, large

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lungo*

A

long

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nuovo*

A

new

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piccolo*

A

small, little

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primo*

A

first

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stesso*

A

same

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vecchio*

A

old

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vero*

A

true/real

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ultimo*

A

last

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20
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if a modifier is used with an adjective, where are they both always placed in the sentence?

A

AFTER the noun (when a modifier is used, even if it is an adjective that we put before the noun)

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molto*

A

a lot of, many, much, very

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poco*

A

little/few/not much/not many

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abbastanza*

A

enough/quite/rather

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un po

A

a little/a bit

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gentile

A

kind, courteous, polite

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difficile

A

difficult

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facile

A

easy

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felice

A

happy

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simpatico

A

nice, pleasant, likeable

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interessante

A

interesting

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carino

A

lovely/pretty

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generoso

A

generous

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corto

A

short

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freddo

A

cold

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caldo

A

hot

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largo

A

wide

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stretto

A

narrow/tight

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alto

A

tall

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basso

A

low/short

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pesante

A

heavy

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leggero

A

light

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vicino

A

close/near

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lontano

A

far

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fantastico

A

amazing

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terribile

A

awful

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tiepido

A

warm

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bollente

A

scalding

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morbido

A

soft

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duro

A

hard

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divertente

A

fun

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comico

A

funny

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contento

A

glad/pleased

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triste

A

sad

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solo

A

lonely/alone

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arrabbiato

A

angry

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matto

A

crazy

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rapido/veloce

A

fast

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lento

A

slow

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inutile

A

useless

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stanco

A

tired

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annoiato

A

bored

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anziano

A

old/senior (person)

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antipatico

A

unfriendly

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allegro

A

cheerful

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sortese

A

rude

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gentile

A

kind